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>This Guide is dedicated to Wendy, the keeper of my heart and the delight of my eyes.
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>Table of Contents</B
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>1. <A
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>Important Note Regarding This Version Of The Guide</A
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>2. <A
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>Credits</A
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>3. <A
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>Most Current Versions</A
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>4. <A
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>Who Should Use This Guide</A
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>5. <A
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>An Overview of Content Management Systems (CMS)</A
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>6. <A
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>An Overview of PostNuke</A
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>7. <A
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>Benefits of PostNuke</A
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>8. <A
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>System Requirements</A
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>Hardware Requirements</A
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>Software Requirements</A
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>Software Recommendations</A
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>Tools You Can Use</A
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>9. <A
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>Assumptions &#38; Conventions</A
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>10. <A
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>New Installation</A
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>Step-by-step: First-time installation of PostNuke</A
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>11. <A
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>Upgrade Installation</A
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>Step-by-step: Upgrading PostNuke</A
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>12. <A
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>Testing The Installation/Upgrade</A
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>13. <A
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>A Lesson in PostNuke Terminology</A
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>14. <A
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>Basic Website Configuration</A
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>Basic Site Setup</A
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>Backend Configuration</A
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>Security Options</A
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>Run On An Intranet</A
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>HTML Options</A
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>15. <A
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>Understanding Modules</A
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>Advanced Website Configuration &#38; Use</A
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>HTTP Referers -&#62; HTTP Referers Configuration</A
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>19. <A
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>APPENDIX A: Create the MySQL database that PostNuke will use</A
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>APPENDIX B: Create the MySQL username and password that PostNuke will use</A
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>APPENDIX E: Enable GZIP compression in php.ini</A
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